The reality is, sometimes it just isn't possible for a new player to enter a market unless the government steps in and crushes the existing company.
That isn't "fair play", that is just the government picking winners.
A new desktop OS isn't going to be developed just because MS is set on with some rules or Dell and HP have to sell machines without Windows or refund the cost.
The same applies to Coke and Pepsi, they own 98% of the cola market. That is a duopoly and nothing short of the government actively crushing those companies is going to change that.
Meh, that propaganda has been around for awhile...
To an extent, speeding can perhaps make a crash worse, but that isn't really why we have speeding laws.
We have them to generate income for the government, specifically local and state government, to the tune of $6.2 billion last year.
The German Autobaun is safer per mile driven than US highways. Many reasons for it:
1. Better roads (their roads are better maintained and thicker)
2. Better driver training (it is expensive and strict)
3. Better enforcement of "drive right". (on the highway, you pass on the left, drive on the right, it is safer than what we do in the US, which is to drive all over the road at random speeds)
I simply agree... The police don't seem to feel they are subject to the same laws they are enforcing... which is a shame, and backwards to how it should be (they should be held to a stricter standard).
Several cities around here have suggested passing a ban with fines attached... They HAVE passed bans on talking or texting while in school zones, so by implication it is fine outside of those areas.
In my experience (and from talking to others), no one has ever heard of anyone pulled over for it for "distracted driving". They are making too much money on speeding tickets.
A friend of mine recently was nailed for 40 in a 20 mph school zone, she was pulling out of a Toyota dealership on a street she didn't know very well and it turns out the school zone is right there. Cop was just waiting for someone who didn't know...
The threat from a few terrorists is nothing compared to the threat from an ever expanding government...
The Nazis did the same thing when Hitler was coming to power, he made the Communists into "the enemy" so that no one would complain about his take over.
Our government hasn't gotten that bad... but considering that we're always at war now and that we keep bombing and attacking people, it isn't THAT far off... minus the whole genocide thing...
Unless you are absolutely set on an iOS device it's hard to justify an iPhone 6.
What is wrong with that?
The Apple App Store is well developed and more or less everything is on it.
The iPhone 6 Plus is $300 on contract, but since the price of on or off contract is more or less the same, then that is what it is. (Verizon or AT&T are my only two real choices, the service of Sprint and T-Mobile suck where I live, I've tried both)
I currently have a pair of Galaxy S4 phones, but my wife and I are finally looking at iPhones. We already love our iPads, but the iPhone 5's screen is too small, the 6 Plus fixes that.
Until the courts overturn the law or the lawmakers replace it with something better it's our responsibility to adhere to it. Or at least to the minimum possible.
I disagree... but that's ok, you can disagree with me.:)
Back during slavery, there were people who ran underground railroads to move escaped slaves from the south to the north where they could be free.
They were breaking the law, but I move that they were morally right and above the law in that case.
The days of downloading something that won't install because of missing dependencies
Sure, but you are missing the point when you say "downloading"...
What on Earth would you be downloading to install in this environment? The machines will be locked down anyway, tested and set to a specific configuration, there won't be any downloading of anything.
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All fair points...
The reality is, sometimes it just isn't possible for a new player to enter a market unless the government steps in and crushes the existing company.
That isn't "fair play", that is just the government picking winners.
A new desktop OS isn't going to be developed just because MS is set on with some rules or Dell and HP have to sell machines without Windows or refund the cost.
The same applies to Coke and Pepsi, they own 98% of the cola market. That is a duopoly and nothing short of the government actively crushing those companies is going to change that.
The same can be said in many industries.
It wouldn't surprise me....
It works in some places like South Africa and Germany, where people know how to drive...
What is sad is that it took a new law for that to happen...
That should just have been the default position...
Speeding = higher risk of crash.
Meh, that propaganda has been around for awhile...
To an extent, speeding can perhaps make a crash worse, but that isn't really why we have speeding laws.
We have them to generate income for the government, specifically local and state government, to the tune of $6.2 billion last year.
The German Autobaun is safer per mile driven than US highways. Many reasons for it:
1. Better roads (their roads are better maintained and thicker)
2. Better driver training (it is expensive and strict)
3. Better enforcement of "drive right". (on the highway, you pass on the left, drive on the right, it is safer than what we do in the US, which is to drive all over the road at random speeds)
I simply agree... The police don't seem to feel they are subject to the same laws they are enforcing... which is a shame, and backwards to how it should be (they should be held to a stricter standard).
The technological solution to this problem is self-driving cars.
Amen, those can't get here fast enough...
But then what will police depts do for money when they no longer have to write $6.2 BILLION dollars worth of traffic tickets?
After all, self-driving cars should be very legal drivers.
I see your point...
Several cities around here have suggested passing a ban with fines attached... They HAVE passed bans on talking or texting while in school zones, so by implication it is fine outside of those areas.
In my experience (and from talking to others), no one has ever heard of anyone pulled over for it for "distracted driving". They are making too much money on speeding tickets.
A friend of mine recently was nailed for 40 in a 20 mph school zone, she was pulling out of a Toyota dealership on a street she didn't know very well and it turns out the school zone is right there. Cop was just waiting for someone who didn't know...
$600+ ticket!
Not having your seat belt on? $154.
Sheesh...
People hate driving in general.
Not all people, but a lot of people do...
Self-driving cars is the proper technology solution to this problem...
People won't chance it if costs as much as seatbelt or redlight tickets.
Those aren't expensive here...
$75 city fine for running a red light, $154 for not having a seat belt on...
Neither of those are high enough to make many people stop.
Speeding? Holy crap that has gotten expensive... Try $400+ for going 10 over...
Is it against the law almost everywhere?
I really only know about locally... The only place here it is illegal is in school zones.. otherwise, talk and text away while driving...
I voted for Obama. What was the alternative, again?
Another big government stooge... Both sucked, so I didn't vote for either...
Normally I don't encourage people who type what you did...
But in this case, I'll make an exception... yea, what you said...
If someone has so little self-control as to be unable to avoid talking or texting while driving, why are we allowing them to drive in the first place?
The energy in a 4,000lb vehicle moving at 40-60 mph is considerable.
Perhaps we need stricter drivers license requirements?
No, you're completely correct...
The threat from a few terrorists is nothing compared to the threat from an ever expanding government...
The Nazis did the same thing when Hitler was coming to power, he made the Communists into "the enemy" so that no one would complain about his take over.
Our government hasn't gotten that bad... but considering that we're always at war now and that we keep bombing and attacking people, it isn't THAT far off... minus the whole genocide thing...
Unless you are absolutely set on an iOS device it's hard to justify an iPhone 6.
What is wrong with that?
The Apple App Store is well developed and more or less everything is on it.
The iPhone 6 Plus is $300 on contract, but since the price of on or off contract is more or less the same, then that is what it is. (Verizon or AT&T are my only two real choices, the service of Sprint and T-Mobile suck where I live, I've tried both)
I currently have a pair of Galaxy S4 phones, but my wife and I are finally looking at iPhones. We already love our iPads, but the iPhone 5's screen is too small, the 6 Plus fixes that.
Google only promises upgrades for 18 months. Apple provided security updates for 3GS released 6/2009 in 2/2014.
There is something to be said for that. :)
When I buy a phone like a Galaxy, it rarely gets updates and for sure doesn't get them for 5 years.
That has nothing to do with what I said...
Fine, so in Italy Dell has to refund *something* if you buy a PC from them and don't want Windows.
Great, that doesn't change anything and the number of people who will ask for a refund will be tiny.
I'm simply pointing out that a judge making this ruling isn't going to change the situation.
What they're focussing on now is different. CPU is obviously almost good enough, battery is more important.
This... I want a longer battery, lighter weight, etc...
It is already fast enough and it will be awhile before apps catch up.
They will, but not for a few years, then we'll need another jump.
Until the courts overturn the law or the lawmakers replace it with something better it's our responsibility to adhere to it. Or at least to the minimum possible.
I disagree... but that's ok, you can disagree with me. :)
Back during slavery, there were people who ran underground railroads to move escaped slaves from the south to the north where they could be free.
They were breaking the law, but I move that they were morally right and above the law in that case.
The days of downloading something that won't install because of missing dependencies
Sure, but you are missing the point when you say "downloading"...
What on Earth would you be downloading to install in this environment? The machines will be locked down anyway, tested and set to a specific configuration, there won't be any downloading of anything.
You are completely correct...
So, do you think the law in Iran that they execute people who won't convert to Islam is wrong?
I'm quite certain that the people actually being executed think it is wrong. I also think they are just as dead, so thinking that doesn't prevent it.
Doesn't make it any less wrong, and I think a large number of people would agree with me there. Not all, but many people would.
Nope... of course not...
What we have here is death by a thousand paper cuts...
This in itself isn't enough, nor are a hundred other things...
Heck, the recent report on Yahoo being threatened by $250,000 fines a day isn't enough, Snowden isn't enough...
Frankly, most Americans are fat and happy and just don't care... Look at ISIS, we're about to get into another war... no one seems to care...
Sad, but it has to get much worse before it can get better...
I'm simply suggesting that "it is the law" is a pretty lousy defense...
I can find you a thousand laws today all over the world that are wrong. That is a crappy defense.
So, we should obey all laws, regardless if they are right or wrong?
Revolting against England was illegal, yet we did it anyway.